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Zach Brown prepares for NFL draft at Portland State Vikings Pro Day (video)

NFL draft: Zach Brown at Portland State Pro DayMcNary high school (Keizer, Ore.) alum and Portland State Vikings kicker Zach Brown was on hand to discuss his future in football at Vikings Pro Day where NFL scouts offer Portland State football players the chance to impress NFL teams through a series of measurements and drills. Watch video

The former club soccer standout and wide receiver on the McNary High School (Keizer, Ore.) football team converted to kicker at the college level. Brown has picked up a bevy of awards and accolades during his time with the Vikings. In 2011, Brown put together the best season recorded by a Portland State kicker, which included being a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection and first team AFCA All-American selection. He holds the Vikings career field goals record with 64 successful conversions, and entering the 2012 season, he held ten team kicking records at PSU.

Ian Ruder watched Zach Brown during the kicking drills in front of NFL scouts, and here's what he had to say about Brown's performance in his story for The Oregonian:

Brown alleviated any concerns that he might not have fully recovered from a knee injury during his senior season by blasting the majority of his kicks. He boomed four kickoffs into the end zone, all with good hang time, and then took turns kicking from the left and right hash marks from increasing distances.

He missed his first kick from 25 yards out, then made his next eight kicks before missing his second from 45 yards. He made one of two from 52 and apparently impressed the scouts enough that they decided to test him from 55 yards out. His first kick bounced off the pole, off the net and off the pole again (Brown said it would have been good) and his second cleared easily.

Attending the Vikings Pro Day event were representatives from NFL teams including the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers and the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. The 2013 NFL draft begins Thursday, April 25 and ends Saturday, April 27.